Top Hotels in Isabela
Isabela Hotels | Places to Stay in Isabela
The largest of the Galapagos Islands, Isabela is one of the most volcanically active places in the world. Whether this is thrilling or terrifying is up to you. It doesn’t seem to bother the iguanas and penguins of Las Tintoreras, a nearby island cluster and popular snorkeling site. Walk from Puerto Villamil through mangrove forests and saltwater lagoons to reach the Tortoise Breeding Center. Isabela was once used as an exile for prisoners, who built the devastating Wall of Tears as part of their punishment.
Restaurants in Isabela
1. Hotel La Casa De Marita
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 624 reviews
Marita’s house is a first class hotel in which you can enjoy the natural charms of Isabela Island, because it is located on the white sands of Puerto Villamil, offering an incomparable view of the colorful beaches of Galapagos Islands. Marita’s house combines harmonically the standards of the best quality hotels with a cozy familiar, hospitality to offer a pleasant and comfortable stay. Quality and warmth characterizes the services of lodging, restaurant and recreation that Marita’s house offers.
Relaxing visit
Reviewed By James LWe stayed 3 nights here as part of a group and really enjoyed our time. The room was very spacious and the views were incredible. The breakfast each morning was nice and we really liked spending time on our patio off the room. Would recommend again for sure.
2. Iguana Crossing
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 767 reviews
Iguana Crossing is Isabela's newest and most innovative hotel. Its minimalist design and superior service offer guests a privileged experience on this scarcely populated island. Iguana Crossing is located in between Isabela's extensive white sand beaches and directly behind a wildlife-filled lagoon. Iguana Crossing offers an oceanfront swimming pool, Jacuzzi, 12 fully equipped rooms and a master suite.
Beautiful place to stay
Reviewed By DianectravelWe were recommended here by our friends. It was perfect. The beach view was the best. We were in room #3. Pedro at the front desk is the man. We had layover time in Baltra and his suggested to go to the highlands and see the craters. He arranged our cab for the trip. Thank you Jonathan for booking our ferry rides and our breakfast for the ride over. The food here is excellent. Breakfast was included. The tortoise sanctuary is a short walk. Lots to see. I especially loved the marine iguanas. Definitely coming back and staying here again.
3. Isamar Hotel
Overall Ratings
5 based on 117 reviews
IsaMar Hotel is exactly what its name suggests, “Paradise on Galapagos” Isabela is the largest island. This one-million-year old island has it all, from volcanos to a wide range of flora and fauna. The only choices you must make during your stay at paradise is where to explore the islands wonders by land or sea, or to have a relaxing afternoon on a beautiful deck with ocean view.
Beautiful hotel and amazing service
Reviewed By Vmg1123Everyone at this hotel was amazing and gave us the best service. Everyone was so hospitable and welcoming especially the bartender, Daniel, who made the best drinks. The hotel was kept super clean and the location was perfect!
4. Hotel Albemarle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 295 reviews
Albemarle Hotel, spectacularly set right on Cuna del Sol Beach, is a Mediterranean-inspired house featuring a beautiful garden with swimming pool. Each of the large rooms has tiled floors, wood-beamed ceilings, a luxurious, marble-accented private bathroom and either sea or pool view. Other amenities include air conditioning and free WiFi. The reception staff can help advise you of the best ways to enjoy your time on Isabela and other Galapagos islands. Albemarle Hotel has an excellent location in the heart of Puerto Villamil, a two-hour boat trip from Santa Cruz Island and three kilometers from General Villamil Airport.
Nice location
Reviewed By DianaJoanThe Hotel Albemarle is located across the street from the beach. There are numerous restaurants and bars nearby. The rooms are adequate and the breakfast is good. Isabela is a peaceful little town. The main pier is not nearby so you need a taxi to get to the pier for tours or for transport between islands. The staff is anxious to please and very helpful.
5. Hotel La Laguna Galapagos
Overall Ratings
4 based on 114 reviews
Welcome to La Laguna Galapagos Hotel. Our mission is to provide affordable and exceptional Service for our guests to make sure that your stay with us is nothing but spectacular. Located next to the Flamingo Lagoon and just blocks away from the beach, La Laguna Galapagos Hotel is the perfect place to rest and relax comfortably while enjoying your Galapagos vacation. Enjoy our comfortable rooms, facilities, spectacular views, and great location during your stay on Isabela Island, and come see why La Laguna is considered one of the best hotels in Galapagos.
Fabulous location, staff and breakfest
Reviewed By Rosalove7Our travel group stayed here for 2 nights. This places location is amazing close to the beach, right across the street from a lagoon with flamingos, and close to lots of great restaurants. My spouse and I stayed in room 10 which is right of the pool from the front office and left of the pool shower. The room has 2 full beds with a couch, desk, and a window that faces a wall. The key they give you is a wooden rectangle Keychain with a penguin graved in. The Air-conditioned worked great kept the room nice and cool. The room was clean overall just needs a little deep cleaning on the couch and curtains. The bathroom was big nice shower area. I was able to have a nice hot shower but it did take a few mins to get hot. The bathroom does have a bar of soap and a pump i think soap shampoo in the shower area. No hair dryer in room. many of the towels had orange spots which they said was from towel holder so just be aware. The pool was nice and warm and wifi worked ok in this area. Did not work well in the bedroom which is OK nice to disconnect. They do have 3 hot tubs upstairs but you must let them know 30 mins beforehand so they can put water and run them but none of use in our group used them. Warning every morning starting around 4 am then nonstop at 5am roosters would crow many of us could not sleep after 5am from the roosters. Just a fair warning. Beer and water are available for purchase from the lobby $3 for small beer $5 for big bottle beer and $1.25 for bottle of water but they did run out. down the street on the left beer was cheaper so we go buy there. Also past that store on the left there is an amazing empanda stand that sells the best for only a $1.50 each doesn't open til after 4pm. Located right on the beach. breakfast here was amazing located upstairs included eggs: (boiled or scrambled) cheese, meat, toast, bread,banana, fruits, fresh juice, coffee, tea, milk, and yogurt. I would definitely stay here again location fabulous, service and staff wonderful.
6. The Isabela Beach House
Overall Ratings
5 based on 70 reviews
Open your bedroom door at the Beach House, walk outside and feel the warm, fine, white sand between your toes as you mozy down a few steps to the calm blue sea! This unique quite corner provides a serene setting of lava rock with calm turquoise waters. Breakfast is offered at an additional $10/p and served on our beautiful beach while viewing the visiting penguins, sealions, blue footed boobies and marine Iguanas.
Amazing Little Beach House
Reviewed By bekkiamy515Cute little beachfront hotel with perfect views, yummy scrambled eggs/fruit for breakfast with delicious juice, and very nice staff who go out of their way to accommodate. Veronica and Rebekka were so sweet and gave great advice for what to go see. Rebekka told me about another pond I hadn’t seen yet when I was sad I hadn’t seen flamingos after the hike to the tortoise center - we went where she said and they were there at 2pm! Veronica’s food recommendations were great (Pan & Vino was the best place we ate, and we returned daily for the waffles and sandwiches - amazing food plus AC on the inside which is rare here!). Jaci and Ramon are the owners and are very nice. We had a minor issue with the AC leaking condensation, and they fixed it immediately. Very cold AC and nice hot water for showers. It’s a small place, but if you are like us and enjoy a quieter stay with people who genuinely care about you having a good day and suggest things for you to try, plus follow up later to see if you enjoyed the activity or food they suggested, this place is absolutely perfect. We loved the hotel and the people here, and would definitely go back
7. The Wooden House Lodge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 307 reviews
The Wooden House Lodge, located at Isabela Island, has a capacity for 35 people hosted in 12 different rooms. Our rooms could be booked in standard and luxury accommodation which depends on your request and budget. The Wooden House is an eco-friendly hotel in the Galapagos island with Solar water heaters, and own farm with always fresh and seasonal products, our team is working hard to achieve new green certifications offering you a reliable operation. Enjoy our in-house services while you stay in this beautiful Galapagos Island Hotel. Swimming pool, bar & restaurant. Snorkel gear rental and Island hopping tours.
Excellent hotel and staff
Reviewed By steve gthe wooden house is a lovely hotel only a short walk from the jetty where ferrys drop you off. It is a nice quiet location, rooms are good size and clean and comfortable. We had a room upstairs which had a lovely view, and hammocks on the balcony. The food at the hotel is excellent and well worth having an evening meal. Breakfast was very nice. There is a small pool and bar for guests, which is nice. The main "town" is a short walk, everywhere is a short walk. There are plenty of places to eat, a few souvenir shops and places to book tours or diving etc. We hired bikes for a day and explored many beaches and coves, lagoons and the crying wall. We saw lots of Flamingos as well as the ever present marine iguanas. We arranged tours through the hotel which was easy and cost effective. The volcano and los tunnelles are highly recommended.I also did a couple of dives at esmeralda which were superb. I have never seen so much big marine life in one dive anywhere in the world. From 5m manta rays, hammerhead sharks as well as other sharks, sealions hunting fish. It is a magical island
8. Cormorant Beach House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Everyone needs a place to lay their weary head. For travelers visiting Isabela, Cormorant Beach House is an excellent choice for rest and rejuvenation. Well-known for its charming environment and proximity to great restaurants, Cormorant Beach House makes it easy to enjoy the best of Isabela. The hotel belongs to one of the oldest families on the island, for whom personalized and close attention to our guest is priority. You’ll have relaxing rooms that offer air conditioning, private bathrooms and an amazing ocean view in most of the cases. Some of them with a balcony from which you can enjoy breathtaking sunsets. Cormorant Beach House offers free breakfast in a facility next to the hotel, and soon it will count with an amazing roof top in which you will be able to eat and enjoy the magnificent view. We also offer free wifi throughout the hotel.
Perfectly arranged Honeymoon!! Great stay! Outstanding customer service!!
Reviewed By 102jimjWhat a location - 30 feet from the waves and a 5 minute walk to everything in town!! Our pre arrival discussions with Michelle were unbelievably helpful. To ensure our honeymoon trip was over the top, she perfectly arranged everything - airport pickup, a private wildlife tour, the Los Tunnels snorkeling tour, a private very romantic beach dinner (thank you Marita!), the volcano tour and our ferry reservation to Santa Cruz. The perfect mix of adventure and romance. The room was clean and comfortable and manager Natelie helped reconfirm all tours and appointments. Breakfasts were healthy and delicious. We highly recommend this boutique hotel nothing could have been better.
9. Hostal La Jungla
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 79 reviews
LA JUNGLA, is a nice quite and confortable hostal, just in front to the see. Since April,2014 the new administration are working hard for get cleen and more confortable roms, Six roms have an incredible Ocean view, In every room are available Conditoner Air and hot water. La Jungla, is located, to 5 minutes from down town, at the road to Giant Tortoises Breeding Center.
Amazing location to enjoy the beach.
Reviewed By mbR6075JKThis is not an upscale hotel. We had what looked to be termite droppings in the room, and the windows were a bit clouded. Also don't expect good internet. But that said, we would absolutely stay there again. The location, just back from the beach, is amazing. The beach is great for surfing and boogie boarding or just enjoying a soak. It's a very easy walk into town (dodging marine lizards along the way) but far enough away to be absolutely quiet at night. They would also serve breakfast for $5, and there were kitchen facilities to enjoy.
10. Casita de la Playa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 73 reviews
Welcome to our hidden, beachfront, Isabela Island getaway. This beautiful and comfortable boutique hotel offers you rooms with ocean view, private bathrooms, air-conditioning and a panoramic ocean view terrace. Our relaxing front garden is equipped with hammocks, sun-beds and parasols, and direct access to the beach. Casita de la Playa is centrally located in Puerto Villamil, and shops, markets and restaurants are only a few minutes away.
Best hotel service ever
Reviewed By JuroS3If you are going to stay on Isla Isabela during your Galapagos trip, then Casita de la Playa is the perfect match. Not only is this hotel beach front, great and clean rooms, but what makes this hotel so special is the service!!! All personal is very helpful and from the beginning makes your stay on another level. Even though this is only a 3 stars hotel, you feel like you have a concierge services from a luxury hotel. My wife got sea sick on the ferry from Santa Cruz and Paola assisted us immediately with cold towel on forehead, refreshing drink, gave us the room earlier before official check-in and called our travel agency to cancel a trip we were supposed to make that day. In addition, Paola checked right away if there are any free flights for the way back and arranged an appointment with the local flight company. Unfortunately we had to cancel another day trip as the sea sickness of my wife was back after another boat trip. Another colleague from the hotel, David, was so kind to run around other hotels to help us sell our tickets to tourists so that we can get at least some money back, because the travel agency didnt allow us to cancek it- you don’t see this every day. Every day we got Everything we needed - recommendation of a good local restaurant, booking a day trip directly with the provider without taking any commission (which other agencies do, so you save money), booking a taxi with driver they personally know or anything else they were always there for us. Thanks to Paola, Estalin and David!!! You are great guys ?
